Just three games remain on the No. 17 USC football team’s schedule. Three more opportunities to prove it belongs in the College Football Playoff.

It would be the first time the Trojans made the cut for the CFP. Finishing strong in the second half and in the red zone has gotten them to a 7-2 record – and now they have the opportunity to show they can finish the season strong.

“It’s super fun,” defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn told reporters. “I mean, it’s like the NFL at this point. It’s like every single game is either gonna keep you in it or knock you out. You work all offseason so at this time of the year every single game is meaningful.”

USC will host Iowa on what’s expected to be a rainy Saturday afternoon. Even though the Hawkeyes are virtually eliminated from playoff contention,

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